{#Charlie Brown} and the "Peanuts" gang are back in this 30-minute animated TV special. Per the title, the story takes place on New Years' Eve as Marcie and Peppermint Patty prepare to throw a party. Though he's been invited (for a change!), {%Charlie Brown} would rather stay home and complete a book report on {#War and Peace}. But as midnight approaches, our hero shows up at the party after all, dragging the {%Tolstoy} classic behind him. First telecast on January 1, 1986, {#Happy New Year, Charlie Brown} was given two annual network reruns before its absorption into the {$Disney} Channel's {#Charlie Brown and Snoopy} package. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide